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SB167Introduced in the Senate

Pfd Eligibility; Pfd For Overturn Convic.

Passed

Introduced by Scott Kawasaki, District P

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An Act relating to eligibility of criminal offenders for certain benefits, including the permanent fund dividend; relating to a permanent fund dividend for an individual whose conviction has been vacated, reversed, or dismissed; and relating to the calculation of the value of the permanent fund dividend by including payment to individuals eligible for a permanent fund dividend because of a conviction that has been vacated, reversed, or dismissed.

Where it stands

EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 9/16/26

June 19, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate: Shall the Senate Concur in the House Amendment(s) to CSSB 167(FIN) · May 20, 2026

20

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

20 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Cathy Tilton26Yes
George Rauscher29Yes
Bert StedmanAYes
Jesse KiehlBYes
Gary StevensCYes
Jesse BjorkmanDYes
Catherine GiesselEYes
James KaufmanFYes
Elvi Gray-JacksonGYes
Matt ClamanHYes

Bill history

  1. READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  2. STA, JUD

  3. COSPONSOR(S): MYERS, GRAY-JACKSON, YUNDT

  4. STA RPT CS 2DP 2NR SAME TITLE

  5. DP: KAWASAKI, GRAY-JACKSON

  6. NR: WIELECHOWSKI, BJORKMAN

  7. FN1: INDETERMINATE(REV)

  8. JUD RPT CS(STA) 4DP

  9. DP: CLAMAN, TOBIN, MYERS, KIEHL

  10. FN2: INDETERMINATE(REV)

  11. FIN REFERRAL ADDED

  12. FIN RPT CS 2DP 4NR 1AM NEW TITLE

  13. DP: OLSON, HOFFMAN

  14. NR: STEDMAN, KAUFMAN, CRONK, MERRICK

  15. AM: KIEHL

  16. FN3: INDETERMINATE(REV)

  17. RULES TO CALENDAR 4/10/2026

  18. READ THE SECOND TIME

  19. FIN CS ADOPTED UC

  20. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/13 CAL

  21. READ THE THIRD TIME CSSB 167(FIN)

  22. PASSED Y20 N-

  23. TRANSMITTED TO (H)

  24. VERSION: CSSB 167(FIN)

  25. READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  26. JUD, FIN

  27. JUD RPT HCS(JUD) 3DP 3NR

  28. DP: MINA, EISCHEID, GRAY

  29. NR: COSTELLO, UNDERWOOD, VANCE

  30. FN3: INDETERMINATE(REV)

  31. IN FINANCE

  32. FIN RPT HCS(FIN) 9DP 1NR

  33. DP: JIMMIE, GALVIN, HANNAN, ALLARD, MOORE, BYNUM, SCHRAGE, JOSEPHSON, FOSTER

  34. NR: TOMASZEWSKI

  35. FN3: INDETERMINATE(REV)

  36. RULES TO CALENDAR 5/19/2026

  37. READ THE SECOND TIME

  38. FIN HCS ADOPTED UC

  39. AM NO 1 FAILED Y20 N20

  40. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC

  41. READ THE THIRD TIME HCS CSSB 167(FIN)

  42. PASSED Y38 N2

  43. CROSS SPONSOR(S): GRAY, GALVIN, BYNUM, COULOMBE, DIBERT, EISCHEID, MINA

  44. TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDED

  45. VERSION: HCS CSSB 167(FIN)

  46. CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND TAKEN UP

  47. CONCUR AM OF (H) Y20 N-

  48. 10:14 A.M. 6/1/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR

  49. LAW W/O GOVERNOR SIGNATURE 6/18 CHAPTER 15 SLA 26

  50. EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 9/16/26

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